The Oparo Social Team

Thomas Knust

Thomas has built up a £250m portfolio of Buy-To-Let’s, Purpose Built Student Accommodation and PRS Developments since 2012. He has participated both as a principal and in delivery of the projects.

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Jack Jiggens

With 15 years exposure and 5 years full time experience in property, Jack is a third generation property developer.

His previous roles include project / site management.

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Toby Wilde

Toby comes from a family of developers, carving his own path in the property industry after his studies. He started his career in sales specialising in the high-volume lettings and management sector, working for London’s John Hollingsworth and Kinleigh, Folkard & Hayward.

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Christon Burrows

Funding Partner, Christon qualified as a Barrister-at-law in 1996 and has spent the last 20 years in the finance industry.

Prior to P1, Christon set up Lucidus Capital Partners LP.

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Babak Gharbi

Babak is an investment banker with 30 years experience in sales, trading, and management. He has built, grown and managed teams for a number of large investment banks, developing successful businesses for the likes of Lehman Brothers, Citigroup, and HSBC.

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Ben Richards

Ben has over 12 years in the construction industry including a position as Technical Manager for the Berkeley Group. Concluding project experience from £50k refurbishments to £1Bn mixed-use schemes in central London.

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Paul Wiseman

Paul has 25 years of experience in IT, and has been involved in various ground-breaking projects, including the first uncompressed audio streaming platform.



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Aaron Yahaya

With 20 years of experience in residential and commercial real estate, hospitality & leisure and a background in marketing, Aaron is a regular host and speaker at events on a wide range of real estate.

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Joanne Frears

Jo is a highly experienced Technology law solicitor who works with award winning innovation companies to protect and commercialise their IP rights.


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Rudy Amirkhanian

A multilingual international entrepreneur who, over a thirty-year career, has been involved in 29 start-ups and turnarounds across ten countries in a variety of sectors: automotive manufacturing, distribution and retail, telecommunications, food processing, financial services, aviation, real-estate.

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Ray Christoper

Corporate financier specialising in Technology and Real Estate, with 12 years in Social Housing working with MHS Homes and The Hyde Group. Previously led the international treasury teams for several global organisations including Amazon, Dell Computers and Regus.

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Caryn Yuen

Caryn Yuen brings considerable legal and compliance expertise to the team. She is a dually qualified barrister and solicitor (currently non-practising) with significant experience in regulatory compliance, amassed over a decade from working at various financial institutions.

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Evgeniya Kuleshova

MA (Hons) in Politics, Economic & Social History, Edinburgh University. Diploma in Interior Decorating, International Design School, Moscow.



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Alexander Shepherd

Alexander is responsible for overseeing and driving fundraising activity, communication with investors and identifying strategic partnerships. He has over 20 years of experience dealing with both U,K and overseas private investors and institutions.

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Helen Chorley

Helen is a well recognised and highly respected name in the real estate investment community, and her opinion is highly sought after from both developers and fellow investors. She has been involved in finance and investment for over 20 years.

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